By Molly R. Okeon Staff Writer - Whittier Daily News

"On July 25, a local veterinarian reported a cluster of respiratory diseases in about 20 dogs, according to a "local outbreak" alert on the Los Angeles County Public Health Department's Web site.

This dog flu first appeared after being passed to racing greyhounds from horses in Florida in 2004, according to the alert. The disease broke out in California in fall 2005.

Canine influenza symptoms are cough, runny nose, fever and pneumonia and can often be mistaken for "kennel cough," county officials said."

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